Day 1 Flashcards

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1
Q

Accelerando

A

Gradually get faster

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2
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Adagio

A

Very slow

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3
Q

Allegro

A

Fast

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4
Q

Andante

A

Walking tempo

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5
Q

Accent

A

Emphasize

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6
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Arpeggio

A

Broken chords

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7
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Chromatic

A

Ascending or descending by half steps

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8
Q

Clef

A

Tells you how to read a staff

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9
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Con brio

A

With speed

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10
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Crescendo

A

Gradually get louder

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11
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Circle of fifths

A

Graphic representation of keys and their notes

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12
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Coda

A

Ending section

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13
Q

Da Capo

A

Go to the beginning

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14
Q

Diminuendo

A

Gradually get softer

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15
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Dolce

A

Sweetly

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16
Q

Enharmonic

A

Two notes that sound the same but have different names

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17
Q

Espressivo

A

To play expressively

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18
Q

Fermata

A

Hold the note until the conductor cuts you off

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19
Q

Fine

A

End

20
Q

Dal segno

A

Go to the sign

21
Q

(s)forzando

A

Very heavy accent

22
Q

Grave

A

Very slow

23
Q

Half step

A

When two notes are directly next to each other

24
Q

Key signature

A

A sign of the key (what notes are played sharp or flat)

25
Q

L’istesso tempo

A

The same tempo

26
Q

Meno mosso

A

Less motion (slower)

27
Q

Piu mosso

A

More motion (faster)

28
Q

Legato

A

Long

29
Q

Ledger line

A

Lines below or above the staff

30
Q

Moderato

A

Moderately

31
Q

Molto

A

Very

32
Q

Presto

A

VERY FAST

33
Q

Pesante

A

Heavy, burdened

34
Q

Scale

A

Series of 8 notes that are diatonic in nature (all in a key)

35
Q

Simile

A

To play in the same style

36
Q

Subito

A

Suddenly

37
Q

Staccato

A

Short and detached

38
Q

Spiccato

A

Bouncing bow

39
Q

Slur

A

Connecting two or more different notes on a bow

40
Q

Tie

A

Connecting two or more of the same note

41
Q

Tenuto

A

To play full value

42
Q

Timbre

A

The quality of sound

43
Q

Whole step

A

If you know what half step is, you should know what whole step is

44
Q

Order of sharps

A

FCGDAEB

45
Q

Order of flats

A

BEADGCF